Window-screen.



A. R. RHO'DS.

WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLIUATION HLBQM'AYZL 1909;

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

UNITED sfraris Parar raies.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Application fnefi may 27, 1909. seriai No. 498.603.

To all whom it 'may concern:

le it known that I, AMANDUS R. RnoADs, a citizen oi the United States, residing at West Chester, in the 'county of Chester and State ot Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useiui linproven'ients in VVinl buv-Sci'reiis, of which the following is a rspeciicatioii. y

This invention relates to that type of screens for windows in which the screen is adapted to roll about a roller when mounted in operative position, the invention residing particularly in the peculiar arrangement of the screen and associated parts whereby eeri'ain advantages that will appear more fully hereinafter are derived.

For a full comprehension of the details' -siniilar to Fig. 1 showing the casing for the sci-een as opened to permit of access to the roller therein, and 'the screen itself:l being omitted; Fig. 3 is 'a vertical sectional view ot' the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. t is a iiront elevation, partly broken away, and showing the attaching plate connecting the screen and window; F ig. is a sectional view on the line of Fig. 4; F ig. G is a sectional view bringing out more clearly the fastening means for inaintaininv the casing parts .in'closed positions, and lig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional View showing more clearly the position of the parts when the window sash is closed.

'lhroughont the following detail descriplion and on the several figures of the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters. f Referring to the drawings and specificall describing the invention, the numeral 1 denotes the window frame which'is provided' at its sides with the usual guides 2 in which ,the sashes 3 are mounted. Itis contemplated `that the `screen invention herein described be applied either to the upper end of the window frame for eoperation with the upper sash, or it may be used in connection with the lower portion of the window frame, as illustrated in the drawings, and cooperating with the lower sash. "On the sill 4 ofthe traine 1 are. arranged spaced brackets 5 in which is mounted a spring roller 6 of atype Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

similar to the ordinaryI shade rollers coinv inonly in use, and adapted to windv aboutsaid roller 6 is a'screen 7 which is made of fabric material et' any suitable kind. One edge of the screen 7 is firmly attached t0 the roller 6, as at 8, while applied to the other end of the screen is an attaching plate or member 9. The pla-te 9 is'preferably of U- forni, in cross section, the inner portion of said lplate being cut away to provide a plu.- rality of teeth 10 with which the vscreen material 7 is adapted to be engaged at one end whereby to secure the same to the meinber 9 in r 'i effective manner. vThe attaching plate 9 is provided also with loops 11 of any suitable number and which are adapted to engage over hooks 12 applied to the lower portion of the window sash 3. From the roller'G, the screen 7 is adapted to pass at its opposite vertical edges through inclined slots 2l provided in the adjacent guides 2 of the frame 1, so that when the sash 3 is raised to open the window, the screen will assume a position in the space between the guides 2 between which said sash slides. To facilitate movement of the screen 7, the attaching plate 9 is provided at its opposite ends with small anti-friction rollers 13 which project slightly from the ends of the member 9 and operate incontact with the sides of the frame 1 to assistiii guiding the screen in its movement when adjusted.

The roller 6 about which the screen 7 winds is housed in a casing consisting of an outer side 14 and a top 15, the side 14 being adapted to rest against the outermost portions of the brackets 5, while the top 15 is adapted to rest upon the upper sides of said brackets 5, as shown clearly in Fig. 6 of the drawings. Springs 16 connect the adjacent hinged portions of the members,14 and 15 of the casing and also connect the llower edge of the outer side let with the sill 4 of the frame l, the tendency of said springs being to hold the side and top ofthe roller casing in closed positions, housing said roller. To positively lock the parts of the casing in the positions shown in Fig. 3, fastening members 17 are mounted in Ithe top of the casing in a swivel manner and are provided at their upper ends with linger pieces while their lower ends have lhooks to engage in slots in the top portions of the'brackets 5. By turning the members 17 after their lower'ends pass through Vthe will be locked closed over the roller 6. To

assist in guiding the screen from the roller 6 through the inclined slots 2 of the Guides 2, a small guide bar l is applied to the top A15 of the casing at the inner edge o thelatter and the screen 7 is in contact with said bar as it rolls upon orvunrolls from the wound about theroller 6, the guide bar 15 drops to a pendent position. 'Interlocking staples may e employed to secure the guide bars tothe top 15 of the casing, or other suitable means employed for the purpose.

Since the tendency of the roller 6, which is ofthe spring type,is to pull downwardly.

upon the sash 3 d roll the screen 7 about said roller 6, it is desirable that a locking catch 18 be applied to the sash 3 to en age a raek'plate 19 of the window frame, w ereby the sash is automatically locked from downward movementas it is raised.

It is obvious that when it is desiredvtoclose the window, the catch 18 is disengaged from the pllate 19 and on downward movement Aof t e sash 3, the screen 7 williroll about the roller 6, the plate 9 passing through the slots in the guides 2. To renew the screen 7, the plate 9 is detached therefrom and said screen also detached from the roller 6 in an obvious manner. No tacks are employed preferably for securing the screen to the roller 6, a detachable fastening bar 8 being employed instead. l

Having thus described the invention, what` is claimed as new is Inv combination, a window frame comprising guides and a sill, certain of the guides being provided with inclinedslots near the ends thereof, a sash mounted in the guides,

a roller mounted on the sill, a casing housing y said roller and comprising hinged parts,

brackets in which the roller is mounted, fas-5o t tening lmembers carried by one of the hinged artsl of the casin to interlock with the rackets and hold t ve casing closed, a guide bar loosely carried by the top of the casing -in proximity to the 4adjacent guides, and a screen connected with the roller to wind and unwind with respect thereto and connected with the sash so as to operate in contact with the guide' roller in its movement.

In-testimon whereof I aiix my signature in presence o two witnesses..4

Y v .AMNDUS R. RHOADS.

Witnessesz.

GRANVILLE L. RETTEW,

THOMAS L. HosK'INs. 

